Four of these specimens were referred to in the type description, which contained little information on the species' biology other than they were collected at an altitudinal range of 2000–2200 metres in forest.

As no specimen has demonstrably been collected in China, Bollino and Racheli (2012) argued that the record was a misidentification of Bhutanitis lidderdalii spinosa.

In August 2009, Karma Wangdi, a Bhutanese forestry officer,[3] collected a specimen of B. ludlowi in the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Bhutan's remote Trashiyangtse Valley.

Video footage of live adults (external links 3 and 4) show that their flight is rapid with a deep wingbeat and frequent gliding.

The team, led by Ms Sarika Baidya and funded by the Conservation Leadership Programme, is working with the local community and forest department of Arunachal Pradesh for population monitoring and awareness generation for B. ludlowi in India.

As with similar butterfly ranching programs in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, sustainable harvesting may also provide wealth to remote communities with few other sources of legitimate income.